CN108459698B - Circuit structure for improving compatibility of power module and mainboard - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a circuit structure for improving compatibility of a power supply module and a main board, which comprises a PSU power supply module and a server main board, wherein an electricity utilization module is arranged on the server main board and is connected with a first electricity taking end and a second electricity taking end; the first power taking end is connected with the PSU power supply module; a first current node a is arranged on a line between the first power taking end and the PSU power supply module, the first current node a is connected with a reflux path, and the reflux path comprises a first matching resistor R1; the voltage value of the reflux tail end of the reflux passage is smaller than the starting voltage of the power utilization module; the second power taking end is connected with a voltage setting circuit, and the voltage setting circuit comprises a second matching resistor R2; the voltage value of the voltage setting circuit is smaller than the starting voltage of the power utilization module. The compatibility of server mainboards with different numbers and different models of PSU power modules is improved by optimizing the hardware design of the mainboards.
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Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of compatibility of a server main board and a power supply, and particularly relates to a circuit structure for improving compatibility of a power supply module and the main board.
Background
With the continuous development of technology, the times of big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence based on the Internet come. The data volume of the internet is increased drastically, the calculation amount and the calculation frequency are increased, and the number of data center servers is increased continuously. The total power consumption of each rack position in the data center is fixed, the protection is triggered beyond the total power consumption limit, the total power consumption also determines the number of servers which can be placed in one rack position, and the whole power consumption information of each server is monitored in real time. This places higher demands on the power management on the motherboard.
In the server system, PSU modules (power supply units: power Supply Unit) are adopted to supply power to the server, and one PSU module can meet the power supply requirement of a rack-mounted server in general, but two PSU modules are used for redundancy in the current design, and when one PSU module fails unpredictably, the other PSU module can continue to ensure the normal operation of the server. Different clients have different customizing requirements, and some clients require a server to use one PSU module to supply power, as shown in fig. 1, in this case, a standby path on a server main board is in a suspended state, and for some PSU modules, signal interference caused by the suspended state can influence normal operation of the server main board probabilistically.
This is a disadvantage of the prior art, and therefore, in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, it is necessary to provide a circuit structure for improving compatibility between the power module and the motherboard.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a circuit structure for improving the compatibility of a power supply module and a main board so as to solve the technical problem, wherein the circuit structure aims at the defect that the suspending state can cause interference to the main board when a standby power-taking path on the main board is not connected with a PSU module.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:
the circuit structure for improving the compatibility of the power supply module and the main board comprises a PSU power supply module and a server main board, wherein the server main board is provided with an electricity utilization module, and the electricity utilization module is connected with a first electricity taking end and a second electricity taking end;
the first power taking end is connected with the PSU power supply module;
a first current node a is arranged on a line between the first power taking end and the PSU power supply module, the first current node a is connected with a reflux path, and the reflux path comprises a first matching resistor R1;
the voltage value of the reflux tail end of the reflux passage is smaller than the starting voltage of the power utilization module;
the second power taking end is connected with a voltage setting circuit, and the voltage setting circuit comprises a second matching resistor R2;
the voltage value of the voltage setting circuit is smaller than the starting voltage of the power utilization module. The original suspension state of the second power taking end is set to be a low-level state by the voltage setting circuit, so that the defect that external interference is introduced to a server main board from the suspension second power taking end is avoided.
Further, the power supply system also comprises a standby PSU power supply module; the return path has the same structure as the voltage setting circuit. The PSU power supply module is opposite to the standby PSU power supply module, when the PSU power supply module fails, the standby PSU power supply module starts to work, at the moment, the reflux passage can play a role in voltage setting, meanwhile, the PSU power supply module stops working, and the voltage setting circuit only performs reflux at the moment, so that the work of the power utilization module is not influenced. Therefore, the reflux path and the voltage setting circuit have the same structure, and the PSU power supply module and the standby PSU power supply module can work independently.
Further, the first current node a is connected with a first matching resistor R1, and the other end of the first matching resistor R1 is grounded;
the second power taking end is connected with a second matching resistor R2, and the other end of the second matching resistor R2 is grounded.
Further, the first matching resistor R1 adopts a resistor with a resistance value of 1mΩ, and the second matching resistor R2 adopts a resistor with a resistance value of 1mΩ. The resistor with the large resistance value of 1MΩ is used for having smaller influence on the voltage of the power module when the power module of the PSU works, and providing a low voltage state when the power module of the PSU does not work.
Further, a first voltage filtering module and a second voltage filtering module are also arranged on the server main board; the first voltage filtering module is arranged between the first power taking end and a circuit connected with the power utilization module;
the second voltage filtering module is arranged between the second power taking end and a circuit connected with the power utilization module. The first voltage filtering module and the second voltage filtering module are used for filtering the voltage and preventing interference in the voltage of the PSU power supply module from being introduced into the server main board.
Further, the first voltage filtering module comprises a first and gate, and the first and gate comprises a first input end, a second input end and an output end;
the output end of the first AND gate is connected with the power utilization module, the first input end of the first AND gate is connected with the first power taking end, and the second input end of the first AND gate is connected with a first reference voltage source;
the second voltage filtering module comprises a second AND gate, and the second AND gate comprises a first input end, a second input end and an output end;
the output end of the second AND gate is connected with the power utilization module, the first input end of the second AND gate is connected with the second power taking end, and the second input end of the second AND gate is connected with a second reference voltage source. The logic device AND gate is adopted as a voltage filtering module, the reference voltage value of the reference voltage source at the second input end is taken as a 1, is the standard value of voltage filtering, and is taken as a 0 when the voltage value input at the first input end is smaller than the reference voltage value, and the output end is 0 and is not output; when the voltage value input by the first input end is greater than or equal to the reference voltage value, the output end is 1 as a 1, and the voltage output plays a role in filtering the voltage value.
Further, the first reference voltage source and the second reference voltage source each use a reference voltage of 3.3V.
Further, the second input end of the first AND gate is also connected with a first filter circuit, and the second input end of the second AND gate is also connected with a second filter circuit. The first filter circuit and the second filter circuit ensure the stability of the reference voltage value and indirectly ensure the accuracy of the input voltage value of the server main board.
Further, the second input end of the first AND gate is also connected with a first filter capacitor C1, and the other end of the first filter capacitor C1 is grounded;
the second input end of the second AND gate is also connected with a second filter capacitor C2, and the other end of the second filter capacitor C2 is grounded.
Further, the first filter capacitor C1 adopts a capacitor of 100 nF; the second filter capacitor C2 adopts a capacitance of 100 nF.
The invention also provides a server, which adopts the circuit structure.
The invention has the beneficial effects that:
the compatibility of the server main board with PSU power supply modules of different numbers and different models is improved by optimizing the main board hardware design, and when a client requests the server to supply power by using one PSU power supply module, the power taking end originally connected with the standby power supply module on the main board is set to be in a determined low-level state through the voltage setting module, so that external interference of the power taking end in a suspended state is avoided from being introduced into the server main board.
In addition, the invention has reliable design principle, simple structure and very wide application prospect.
It can be seen that the present invention has outstanding substantial features and significant advances over the prior art, as well as the benefits of its implementation.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the connection of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the connection of the present invention, FIG. 2;
FIG. 3 is a waveform diagram prior to application of the present patent;
FIG. 4 is a waveform diagram after application of the present patent;
wherein, 1-PSU power supply module; 2-a standby PSU power supply module; 3-a server motherboard; 3.1-an electricity utilization module; 4.1-a first power taking end; 4.2-a second power taking end; 5.1-a first and gate; 5.1.1-a first input of a first and gate; 5.1.2-the second input of the first and gate; 5.1.3-the output of the first AND gate; 5.2-a second AND gate; 5.2.1-a first input of a second and gate; 5.2.2-a second input of the second and gate; 5.2.3-the output of the second AND gate; r1 is a first matching resistor; r2-a second matching resistor; c1-a first filter capacitor; c2-a second filter capacitor; a-a first current node.
The specific embodiment is as follows:
in order to make the objects, features and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, the technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the specific embodiments of the present invention.
Example 1:
as shown in fig. 1, the invention provides a circuit structure for improving compatibility between a power supply module and a main board, which comprises a PSU power supply module 1 and a server main board 3, wherein an electricity utilization module 3.1 is arranged on the server main board 3, and the electricity utilization module 3.1 is connected with a first electricity taking end 4.1 and a second electricity taking end 4.2;
the first power taking end 4.1 is connected with the PSU power supply module 1;
a first current node a is arranged on a line between the first power taking end 4.1 and the PSU power supply module 1, the first current node a is connected with a reflux path, and the reflux path comprises a first matching resistor R1;
the voltage value of the reflux tail end of the reflux passage is smaller than the starting voltage of the power utilization module 3.1;
the second power taking end 4.2 is connected with a voltage setting circuit, and the voltage setting circuit comprises a second matching resistor R2;
the voltage value of the voltage setting circuit is smaller than the starting voltage of the power utilization module 3.1;
the first current node a is connected with a first matching resistor R1, and the other end of the first matching resistor R1 is grounded;
the second power taking end 4.2 is connected with a second matching resistor R2, and the other end of the second matching resistor R2 is grounded;
the first matching resistor R1 adopts a resistor with a resistance value of 1MΩ, and the second matching resistor R2 adopts a resistor with a resistance value of 1MΩ; the resistor with the large resistance value of 1MΩ is used for having smaller influence on the voltage of the power utilization module 3.1 when the power supply module of the PSU works, and providing a low-voltage state when the power supply module of the PSU does not work;
the circuit structure for improving the compatibility of the power supply module and the main board further comprises a standby PSU power supply module 2; the reflux path and the voltage setting circuit have the same structure; the PSU power supply module 1 is opposite to the standby PSU power supply module 2, when the PSU power supply module 1 fails, the standby PSU power supply module 2 starts to work, at the moment, the reflux path can play a role in voltage setting, meanwhile, the PSU power supply module 1 stops working, and the voltage setting circuit only performs reflux at the moment, so that the work of the power utilization module 3.1 is not affected. Therefore, the reflux path and the voltage setting circuit have the same structure, so that the PSU power supply module 1 and the standby PSU power supply module 2 can work independently;
the original suspension state of the second power taking terminal 4.2 is set to be a low-level state by the second matching resistor R2, so that the defect that external interference is introduced to the server main board 3 from the suspension second power taking terminal 4.2 is avoided.
Example 2:
as shown in fig. 2, in the above example, the server motherboard 3 is further provided with a first voltage filtering module and a second voltage filtering module;
the first voltage filtering module is arranged between the first power taking end 4.1 and a circuit connected with the power utilization module 3.1;
the second voltage filtering module is arranged between the second power taking end 4.2 and a circuit connected with the power utilization module 3.1; the first voltage filtering module and the second voltage filtering module are used for filtering the voltage, so that interference in the voltage of the PSU power supply module is prevented from being introduced into the server main board 3;
the first voltage filtering module comprises a first AND gate 5.1, wherein the first AND gate 5.1 comprises a first input end 5.1.1, a second input end 5.1.2 and an output end 5.1.3;
the output end 5.1.3 of the first AND gate 5.1 is connected with the power utilization module 3.1, the first input end 5.1.1 of the first AND gate 5.1 is connected with the first power taking end 4.1, and the second input end 5.1.2 of the first AND gate 5.1 is connected with a first reference voltage source; the first reference voltage source adopts a reference voltage of 3.3V;
the second voltage filtering module comprises a second and gate 5.2, and the second and gate 5.2 comprises a first input terminal 5.2.1, a second input terminal 5.2.2 and an output terminal 5.2.3;
the output end 5.2.3 of the second AND gate 5.2 is connected with the power utilization module 3.1, the first input end 5.2.1 of the second AND gate 5.2 is connected with the second power taking end 4.2, and the second input end 5.2.2 of the second AND gate 5.2 is connected with a second reference voltage source; the second reference voltage source adopts a reference voltage of 3.3V;
the logic device 'AND gate' is adopted as a voltage filtering module, the reference voltage value of the reference voltage source at the second input end of the AND gate is taken as a '1', is a standard value of voltage filtering, and when the voltage value input by the first input end is smaller than the reference voltage value, the reference voltage value is taken as a '0', and the output end is 0 and is not output; when the voltage value input by the first input end is greater than or equal to the reference voltage value, the first input end is used as a '1', the output end is a '1', and voltage output is realized, so that the voltage value filtering effect is realized;
the second input end 5.1.2 of the first and gate 5.1 is also connected with a first filter circuit, and the second input end 5.2.2 of the second and gate 5.2 is also connected with a second filter circuit; the first filter circuit and the second filter circuit ensure the stability of the reference voltage value and indirectly ensure the accuracy of the input voltage value of the server main board;
the first filter circuit comprises a first filter capacitor C1, the second input end 5.1.2 of the first AND gate 5.1 is connected with the first filter capacitor C1, and the other end of the first filter capacitor C1 is grounded; the first filter capacitor C1 adopts a capacitor of 100 nF;
the second filter circuit comprises a second filter capacitor C2, a second input end 5.2.2 of the second AND gate 5.2 is connected with the second filter capacitor C2, and the other end of the second filter capacitor C2 is grounded; the second filter capacitor C2 adopts a capacitance of 100 nF.
As shown in fig. 3 and fig. 4, fig. 3 and fig. 4 are respectively actual test waveform diagrams before and after optimization, and fig. 3 is a waveform diagram before optimization, it can be seen that the voltage at the main board terminal p12v_aux is abnormal and further the main board is abnormal due to an uncertain potential state generated by the suspension signal at the second power-taking terminal; fig. 4 is a waveform diagram after optimization, and it can be seen that the abnormal potential state of the original suspension signal of the second power-taking terminal disappears after optimization, the voltage of the main board terminal p12v_aux also returns to be normal, and the main board works normally.
Example 3:
the invention also provides a server, which adopts the circuit structure of any one of the embodiments.
The present embodiments are intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive, of the invention, and the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but is intended to be within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. The circuit structure for improving compatibility of the power supply module and the main board is characterized by comprising a PSU power supply module (1) and a server main board (3), wherein the server main board (3) is provided with an electricity utilization module (3.1), and the electricity utilization module (3.1) is connected with a first electricity taking end (4.1) and a second electricity taking end (4.2);
the first power taking end (4.1) is connected with the PSU power supply module (1);
a first current node a is arranged on a line between the first power taking end (4.1) and the PSU power supply module (1), the first current node a is connected with a reflux path, and the reflux path comprises a first matching resistor R1;
the voltage value of the reflux tail end of the reflux passage is smaller than the starting voltage of the power utilization module (3.1);
the second power taking end (4.2) is connected with a voltage setting circuit, and the voltage setting circuit comprises a second matching resistor R2;
the voltage value of the voltage setting circuit is smaller than the starting voltage of the power utilization module (3.1);
the first current node a is connected with a first matching resistor R1, and the other end of the first matching resistor R1 is grounded;
the second power taking end (4.2) is connected with a second matching resistor R2, and the other end of the second matching resistor R2 is grounded;
the power supply system also comprises a standby PSU power supply module (2); the reflux path and the voltage setting circuit have the same structure;
the first matching resistor R1 and the second matching resistor R2 are large resistors, and a low-voltage state is provided when the PSU power supply module does not work.
2. The circuit structure of claim 1, wherein the first matching resistor R1 is a resistor with a resistance of 1mΩ, and the second matching resistor R2 is a resistor with a resistance of 1mΩ.
3. A circuit structure for improving compatibility of a power module and a motherboard as claimed in claim 1, wherein the server motherboard (3) is further provided with a first voltage filtering module and a second voltage filtering module;
the first voltage filtering module is arranged between the first power taking end (4.1) and a circuit connected with the power utilization module (3.1);
the second voltage filtering module is arranged between the second electricity taking end (4.2) and a circuit connected with the electricity using module (3.1).
4. A circuit arrangement for improving compatibility of a power supply module with a motherboard according to claim 3, characterized in that the first voltage filter module comprises a first and gate (5.1), the first and gate (5.1) comprising a first input (5.1.1), a second input (5.1.2) and an output (5.1.3);
the output end (5.1.3) of the first AND gate (5.1) is connected with the power utilization module (3.1), the first input end (5.1.1) of the first AND gate (5.1) is connected with the first power taking end (4.1), and the second input end (5.1.2) of the first AND gate (5.1) is connected with a first reference voltage source;
the second voltage filtering module comprises a second AND gate (5.2), and the second AND gate (5.2) comprises a first input end (5.2.1), a second input end (5.2.2) and an output end (5.2.3);
the output end (5.2.3) of the second AND gate (5.2) is connected with the electricity utilization module (3.1), the first input end (5.2.1) of the second AND gate (5.2) is connected with the second electricity taking end (4.2), and the second input end (5.2.2) of the second AND gate (5.2) is connected with a second reference voltage source.
5. A circuit configuration for improving compatibility of a power supply module with a motherboard as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that the second input (5.1.2) of the first and-gate (5.1) is further connected with a first filter circuit and the second input (5.2.2) of the second and-gate (5.2) is further connected with a second filter circuit.
6. A circuit structure for improving compatibility of a power module and a motherboard as claimed in claim 5, wherein the second input terminal (5.1.2) of the first and gate (5.1) is further connected to a first filter capacitor C1, and the other end of the first filter capacitor C1 is grounded;
the second input end (5.2.2) of the second AND gate (5.2) is also connected with a second filter capacitor C2, and the other end of the second filter capacitor C2 is grounded.
7. The circuit structure for improving compatibility of power module and motherboard as recited in claim 6, wherein said first filter capacitor C1 is a 100nF capacitor; the second filter capacitor C2 adopts a capacitance of 100 nF.
8. A server, characterized in that a circuit arrangement according to any one of claims 1-7 is used.
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